Rule 8.3 - BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               01 March 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

  (a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
       security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                    Short

                      Number       (%)        Number       (%)

(1) Relevant         9,087,452   3.73%       675,459     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives         74,969   0.03%       359,315     0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                9,162,421   3.76%     1,034,774     0.42%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      10,300               11.6047
Purchase      300                  11.8860
Purchase      1,502                11.8690
Purchase      106                  11.6000
Purchase      28,142               11.8483
Purchase      3,516                11.6392
Purchase      3,750                11.6000
Purchase      7,457                11.6377
Purchase      3,717                11.6593
Purchase      300                  11.8680
Purchase      2,400                11.6223
Purchase      7,273                11.6420
Purchase      300                  11.8580
Purchase      412                  11.8980
Sale          7,273                11.7343
Sale          3,771                11.7700
Sale          1,528                11.5300
Sale          4,300                11.7325
Sale          2,157                11.6982
Sale          7,288                11.6605
Sale          24,340               11.7385
Sale          2,579                11.7824
Sale          300                  11.8588
Sale          1,048                11.6000


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
                                Securities
CFD              Short          10300              11.6046
CFD              Short          2400               11.6223
CFD              Short          7457               11.6376
CFD              Short          3516               11.6391
CFD              Short          7273               11.6419
CFD              Short          3717               11.6593
CFD              Short          28142              11.8482
CFD              Long           7288               11.6605
CFD              Long           2157               11.6982
CFD              Long           4300               11.7325
CFD              Long           7273               11.7343
CFD              Long           24340              11.7385
CFD              Long           300                11.8588


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)





4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         02 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk